that's why i want to start with concord.der a scenario like this, it is important to get specific about the different micro climates in the bay area, because we are going to experience this heat wave very differently depending where you are. concord is going to get probably the most extreme end of this. let me show you what it looks like. we were 86 wednesday. yesterday it was in the upper 90s, 98 for daytime high in concord. toat mb goes up to 104. now we bring in saturday and that number goes up to 108. that's where we peak. sunday is still hot even though whrng p in a second, n that it covers friday, saturday, sunday. it starts at noon and goes until evening on sunday and you can see why. once we get to monday next week, the temperature is going back to average. it's going to be a fast improvement. we can't quite think of that yet even though it is nice to know, because we are about to begin a difficult three day stretch. that's concord. what i will do now is change numbers and we will look at san jose. the bars come down

pretty uniform numbers as well for concord and walnut creek. also in the mid 80's berkeley and oakland in the low 70's with the napa. 78 degrees. the in the low 80's and santa rosa few degrees below average. but 82 degrees. but take a look at this temperature swing a week from today. triple digit heat returns and arrives next weekend peaking on sunday, 5 to 15 degrees above average, but a little bit above normal along the coast and east bay shoreline think the fog for that keeping our temperatures on the seasonable side. jonathan, back to you. >> thank you. still to come tonight, we'll take a look at how the rest of america celebrated the 4th of july and hear from president joe biden. those stories and more still to come next here on kron. 4 news at 10. >> take a look at this. the scene on the national mall in washington, dc earlier tonight as americans celebrated the 4th of july. president biden also celebrating his administration's progress against the covid-19 virus. >> during his first 4th of july speech commander in chief. but he also urge

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. >>> we are taking a live look in concord right now. contra costa county is one of the hottest spots on tap this thursday. let's get our first check of weather and traffic. we begin with darren peck talking about that heat wave and apparently it's going to last throughout the weekend. >> excessive heat warning doesn't start until tomorrow. it starts at noon friday but goes through sunday night. the reason we've got that camera in concord is you are like the poster child for this. you will see biggest increases, not only 100s, but by saturday 105 in concord. here is thursday morning. don't let the clouds fool you. whether looking at the city or tri valley where we have a good deck of clouds. that's still in effect. you don't notice any difference. temperatures are where they have about. if you look at the highs these numbers are 10 to 12 degrees warmer than yesterday. 97 for inland locations. you were in the mid 80s yesterday. 78 today for the bay in general. most locations were in the low 70s. there is quite a jump already today. excess

sunny blue skies for lot in concord. but amanda definitely bundled up along the embarcadero because we're already tracking our version of june gloom know sky july does start out july. we are going to see patchy coastal clouds. in fact, we've been noticing measurable drizzle for much of this week and that's going to continue through tonight. cool temperatures along the coast low to mid 50's as you make your way inland those specially. for those of you in concord, upper 50's to mid 60's for your temperatures tonight when the fireworks shows begin at 9 o'clock this evening. so the best of you definitely inland or just tune on in here. kron 4 news at 9 to see the best spot and the use of all the fireworks. let's take a live look outside right now to our golden gate. bridge. and there's that fog bank. not only do we have to contend with that high cloud cover. but the dense low clouds and fog. let's take a look at our future cast model with those high clouds going to notice some patchy coastal drizzle along the coast. half moo

concord is going to 104. tomorrow it will be 108. temperatures look a little higher in this morning's forecast than they did yesterday, a big sign of a difference, if you take a look outside we do not have any marine layer obur

you could be repaving a freeway in concord right now.that's the project on the board for a stretch of highway 242 between 680 and concord avenue. it will shut down at 10:00 tonight through 10:00 monday morning, and we're told caltrans crews will be working day and night. 100 degrees, doesn't matter. another closure is set for next weekend. >>> meanwhile a rare, sunny, summer day in san francisco, but still a little cool out. >> chief meteorologist paul heggen is here. the coast will be the place to head through the weekend. >> if you want to cool off, we do have natural cooling around the bay area and sometimes we don't always get that. some of these heat waves set up the offshore winds and it heats up along the coast and around the bay. this time we are not going to lose that onshore influence even though the heat dome is going to be controlling the weather away from the water. that's why we have the heat advisory and the excessive heat earnings that we outlined about 10 minutes ago. let's wind the clock forward. this isn't going to las

and the 9 o'clock hour live in concord. gayle ong kron 4 news. >> for tonight. gayle, thank you. meanwhile, first responders are imploring that you celebrate this 4th of july safely. the san jose fire department says its crews were stretched to thin last year trying to respond to all of those illegal fireworks calls. they say with the dry conditions that we're seeing this year. it's even more critical that folks to not use illegal fireworks. another reason it actually could cost you more than in years past. if you're caught kron 4 taylor bisacky has more. >> before you even think about setting off illegal fireworks for the holiday san jose firefighters want you to remember this image with extremely dry conditions. the risks of starting a fire are much higher number in a drought. right now we're seeing very dry conditions out in our foothills and along our freeways. so, you know, we know that all it takes is one spark from an illegal firework to start a fire that greatly impacts our communities air with the san jose fire department hopes they don't see a repeat of last year. last

north bound lanes in concord expected at 10:00 this morning. the section of the highway had to shut down for repaving. triple digit temperatures complicated the project. some materials they use can heat up beyond 150 degrees in the brutal midday heat. workers had to wait to pour concrete until things cooled down. >> the concrete would crack along the reinforcing steel if we were to pour wet concrete on hot reinforcing steel in really hot temperatures. it would just crack completely. a stretch of the highway is closing for maintenance work. it will be closed overnight from 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on and off for the next three years. big speed bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in the state. >>> it is 5:50. we both took that breath. >> yes. >> it is monday. we are still trying to get our groove back. >> the monday sigh. >> it is. so true. some commuters out there, especially super commuters, they're sighing a bit this morning. >>> yes, they are. that early commute if headed to altamont pass is always a busy one unfortunately. you ment

it was in the mid 80s yesterday in concord. saturday will be the peak, today is the day we notice the jump. all inland locations which were in the mid 80s yesterday, santa rosa, concord, livermore, all the mid 80s from wednesday are about to turn to mid and some cases upper 90s. it's a big jump. we don't start the excessive heat warning today. that starts tomorrow. friday, saturday, sunday are when we will hit the peak days. we have a marine layer it seem like nothing is different. most of us are around 60. livermore and santa rosa are my cool spots. we'll go to 78 for the bay, mid 60s at the beaches. i will have more in a few minutes. how does the drive look? >>> thanks. let's head to the bay bridge. things are moving for the most part at the limit. but i am starting to see more volume for the ride out of the east bay, oak land, emeryville into san francisco. no metering lights but as we get closer to the 6:00 hour we are seeing things getting a little bit busier. golden gate bridge is moving pretty good. we have reports of de

if we look for concord, 97. they get direct access to that onshore flow. look at the temperature here on the west side of the city today. not getting out of the 60s. how long ca. > affliction alert issued for everyone in the state. we're being asked to conserve electrician tri between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. >> google is requiring employees back in the office to be vaccinated against covid. the new york times reporting they are also pushing back its official return date from september to mid october. that comes after apple said last week it would push back its office return date to october. >> >> will people across the bay area mask up or not? >> that is on the heels of the cdc's newest guidelines to wear them indoors and hot spots which includes the bay area. >> seeing if people are heeding these new recommendations. >> reporter: a majority of people are still not wearing masks at this gym, but is rried because of the delta variant. >> delta is just a different kind of beast as we say. it is much more contagious. >> reporter: with the delta variant running ram

police and concord firemen are on the scene so we don't have anything like that happen. >> reporter: i asked about the irony of having a fireworks show so close to the grass fire they just put out. >> a lot of effort has been put into preplanning fall out zone. they've taken extra steps in terms of disking, mowing, a very large area, even over and above what's required by code. >> reporter: they're even more concerned about illegal fireworks in the communities. firefighters are out now patrolling and looking for people setting off fireworks. even safe and sane are illegal. >> the exceptionally dry fuel moistures, we are already seeing significant fires throughout the county, throughout the state. >> reporter: mixed feelings from spectators. some left after the first fire thinking it was a bad idea. others clapped their hands and cheered on organizers as they resumed and finished the show. >>> nearby martinez where fireworks likely sparked this fire around 10:00 last night. firefighters were trying to keep the fire from reaching a neighborhood on block ross circle. contra costa fire s

before the big show at concord. mayor of conquer told us, quote, it's going to be probably one of the best fireworks shows we've ever seen in concord. and then this happened right now we appears to be following some breaking news outside of concord at the 4th of july demonstrations taking place today. >> the show is being pause right now as a result of this fire that erupted there in concord as the result of the 4th of july demonstrations taking place there tonight. we were live as that wildfire started and we captured fire crews putting out the flames before the fire could get out of control. >> it's a good example of why even if they are professionally handled shooting off. fireworks can be very dangerous contra costa county fire protection district responded to 53 reports of fires. most of them fireworks related 48 of those fires burned. only that education, 5 of them involved structures. the number of incidents was actually down from the year-ago by about 20%. reporting live. ken wayne kron, 4 news. thank you. c

that's the record 103 in concord, 95 degrees in santa rosa. then you get inside the bay and you'll notice these temperatures are warm, but they're certainly not really hot just yet. that's going to change i think tomorrow in many spots in and around the advisories for he going up into the santa clara valley. also parts of the north bay. now warnings up in the red color there that are expecting those temperatures to soar to a 100 to possibly a 108 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. right now, though, enough of the sea breeze. not a true offshore wind even with high pressure building in up above. we've got enough. a little bit of a sea breeze. keep the temperatures much cooler along the coastline this year that a round of thunderstorms popping up again. but the bay area, the winds are picking up out there right now that sea breeze going to help to cool you down just a bit. going to 25 at sfo right now. 16 in san francisco in 20 miles an hour into fairfield. so those winds working the way right through the delta right now help to bring down the tempe

it's not as as concord but is hotter than san jose. for santa rosa the temperatures this morning have gotten down to the upper 50s. it is near 70 in livermore, upper 50s in santa rosa. you get a break to cool down in the morning. you have more access to the on shore flow here. even though temperatures are hot, noreally pushbounda of extremes for the north bay. you can get hot in santa rosa this part of year so you are more acclimated. 90 sunnyvale, 92 red wood city. the trend i showed you where issue everybody's numbers go up about three degrees tomorrow, numbers for inland parts of east bay, some of the higher numbers. if we look at the improvement, you get close to the water, if you have access to the bay, you are going to escape most of the heat. it's only going to be 67 today in sausalito. it will be low 70s in the city with no marine layer. it's not going to be uncomfortably hot. numbers for lake and mendocino climb to the low 100s. in the seven-day forecast we have seen the good news. here is the better news. once we do the cool

we still have that hot spot been tracking out here in concord. >> 2.42 southbound just south of concord avenue and a good alternate to try to get around. that would be 6.80 highway 4. as you can see, you're seeing just a little delay along highway 4. the as you're traveling from antioch on over to 42 is going to take you a little bit of time about 36 minutes or so. also down in hayward, another accident. we're following 8.80 northbound north of little road get all today would be look at that to 38. we're not seen a major backlp there along there traveling into the city from the east bay a little under 13 minutes and just south of ports of a traffic collision right here. 80 westbound near the toll plaza drive have not gone up yet. that could change. we're going to put eye on that. and the san mateo bridge. as you head across towards the peninsula. no major issues. a little under 14 story and james. >> all right. reena, thank you. 8.18 is the time for your money this morning. there's some good news if you're in the market for a new home. analysts say that housing at least the housing mark

concord also at 106.06, that's extremely hot but some spots in forecast going as hot as 112. we're going to get more in a minute. show you what's producing the heat. it's area of high pressure closely moving here right towards the bay area. inching closer and closer through today and tomorrow we think will be centered across southern california. clockwise circulation is going to help bring up heat, possibly thunderstorms for sierra. a little good news, some fog at coastline, some spots to go to escape the heat. fog tomorrow morning not widespread, limited to immediate coastline, chance of spotty drizzle. 10:30 in the morning most of us are under that sun with some of the beaches still getting a little bit of fog. get you ready for saturday morning, maybe sleeping in, if you happen to be getting up early, expect 68 for the south bay, peninsula 65. i'm planning on sleeping in. tri-valley, very mild 74, and looking at 70s over the east bay. san francisco cooler with little bit of patchy fog, 58. north bay, 6

westerly winds at 21 miles per hour at sfo, 10 oakland, 13 hayward, also concord, 15 napa, 21-mile per hour wind with the delta breeze in fairfield. we have the ridge of high pressure that brought the heat over the weekend and it continues to weaken. low pressure system in the pacific ushering in the stronger sea breeze. we'll talk more about the rest of the week ahead. >> thank you. >>> even though our weather is cooling down elsewhere, the heat isn't helping the fight against destructive wildfires. they are burning out of control in plumas and over the oregon border. david begnaud shows us. >> reporter: fire and fury in northern california as so called beckwourth complex blaze turned at least 20 homes into ash. >> my daughter is going to be mr. bad with the shovel but the flames were big and hot. >> reporter: roads into raging infernos. it is now considered the largest california wildfire this year, growing to more than triple the size of the city of san francisco. in oregon, just north of the california border, bootleg fire exploded over the weekend. >> we are seeing doubling in siz

mid-70s san jose and 80 in concord this afternoon. we are look at specific locations at least for the peninsula in the low to mid- 70s. low 80's for the tri valley and livermore and low 70's in nap. >> we will talk more about how long this pacific ocean breeze will last and this cooler weather but let's check in with a look at traffic. >>> good morning. off to a great start. we will start off with a live look at some of our bay area bridges, the golden gate bridge up first and traffic is moving at the limit with no delays or issues. things looking good for the most part. they are doing road work on the northbound side. keep that in mind. looking at the san mateo bridge. both directions clear between 880 and 101. in fact only about a 12 minute commute between heyward and foster city. metering lights are off and traffic is light out of oakland, emoryville, pass already starting to see a few brake lights out of tracy, onto that 580, 205 connector. thingslook better once are you past that with a 31 minute travel time. >>> happening today

i am justin andrews live in concord.ill tell you how the battalion chief says this fire may have been set. >>> ahead, a call to conserve energy as the blistering heat wave continues in the west. >>> richard branson is the first so called space billionaire to ride his own rocket outside the earth's atmosphere. we're at space port america with what this means for commercial space travel. >>> a book details explosive moments inside the 2020 trump campaign. the author joins us with stories on the trump administration's final months. >>> only on cbs this morning, founder of health in the hood talks about empowering communities to grow their own food and how your zip code could affect your health. that's all coming up when we see you at 7:00. >>> streaming today on cbsn bay area, it's medical monday with stanford healthcare. we hear from a local doctor about the delta plus variant and break through cases in california. we talk to the transportation secretary pete buttigieg about president biden's infrastructu if there were a b

concord upper 90s, low 100s by the pinks. little bit and it's the hottest day out of the next seven. the forecast showing a more typical trend with warm weather inland but not too extreme. cool at the coast. >> thank you. >>> next, patients and dedication leads to a world record. record. meet two friends from oh, i've traveled all over the country. talking about saving with geico. but that's the important bit, innit? showing up, saying “hello! fancy a nice chat?” then we talk like two old friends about sticky buns and all the savings you could get by bundling your home and car insurance. but here's the real secret. eye contact. you feel that? we just had a moment. [chuckles] who would've thought it? geico. save even more when you bundle home and car insurance. attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 less, every month. dee got comprehensive coverage for only $1 a month. and t

santa clara anfosajo for the iny, concord in the mid-80s's. for pleasant hill, low 90's for antioch and brentwood. mi70's to low 80's for the tri valley. a cool day for you, daley city. looking at daytime highs in the upper 60's. oakland, san leandro and for the north bay upper 70's to the low and mid-80s's. 94 in lake port. here is the seven day forecast. san francisco and for oakland and you can see we are looking at temperatures holding steady for the most part just a little warmer for the weekend. just by a few degrees. same story for san jose as we go through the next several days. for inland east bay, you can see the temperatures just a little bit warmer as we look to the end of the week. the north bay as well and > od mning. ide traffi ight w art. delays or any troubles as you head into san francisco right now. easy ride here, pretty artaking just a heads up there's a wind advisory in effect for the bridge. also wind advisory has been issued for the pass. that was issued by chp overnight. just be careful as you travel through there. it

, about seven degrees above average in concord. 82 red wood city, 77 mountain view this afternoon. we are talking 97 inland from fairfield to antioch and 93 for tri valley in livermore. i will have more on the weekend forecast coming up. let's check with gianna with a traffic alert. >>> unfortunately. this is east 80. they have shut down all lanes due to this deadly accident that happened around peabody road. it occurred around 3:18 this morning. lane closures will be in effect for quite sometime. this is east 80 due to the deadly crash. motorists can re-enter east bound 80 at nut tree boulevard. we'll keep a close eye on this and bring more details. san mateo bridge is good. other than that, we have no major issues. traffic is clear all the way towards 101. >>> new developments on the big wildfire in the sierra, crews working aggressively to try to keep dixie fire from reaching more communities in butte and plumas counties. dixie fire exploded and is scorching more than 103,000 acres. that is almost the size of san jose. authorities say at least eight buildings have been destroyed

mid-80s's for the inland east bay and concord. around the bay in the 60's and cool, cloudy and breezy along the coast in the upper 50's. let's check in with a look at traffic. >>> and we are still dealing a big rig accident. this is southbound . >>> the city offered a possible solution to the biggest sticking point between the two and that is who pays that $500 million in off site infrastructure improvements. the city said it could be paid by state and federal grants. >> the grand slam home run would have been voting for our proposal. there was a yes proposal voted on. we need to analyze what it means and how it impacts the club and the future of the project. >> we know it was disappointing today that what was voted on by the council didn't have full consensus from the team. >> a councilmember weighs in the next 30 minute on if the a's will stay or go. we are live in east oakland. >> and a lot of fans waiting for that answer. thank you so much. >>> stay with us in our next half hour as justin said. we are live with the oakland cit

concord hit 103 degr yesterday.ning tonight, watch your movie under the sun and the stars at the chase center. drive city cinema knights starts off with the animated musical, sing. in the movie will be played on a 3000 square foot outdoor l.e.d. board, entry begins at 5:30. the movie will start at the clock. every saturday this summer, the chase center will host a free movie night. >>> let's get a check of the forecast, lisa. >> liz, we do have a marine layer out there, unfortunately, that will not help our friends in north bay valleys or santa clarita valley, where heat advisory is in effect until 11:00 tomorrow night. mid-90s to near 100 forecasted there. and excessive heat warning until 11:00 and on sunday for the inland valleys. is going to extend until monday for the delta and up toward clearlake, looking at about 105 to 110, perhaps, and a spare the air alert in effect today, the poor air quality around mount diablo, the accuweather seven-day forecast today, hottest day of the week, 64 108. mother nature's nat

investigation is underway. >>> in concord another fire sparked during a professional display at the concord to a stop about 20 minutes as crews fought and put out the flame. >>> crews have made headway with the lava fire in the shasta trinity national forest. thousands of residents are back in their home this morning. >>> the part of the surf side florida condo that was still standing has been taken down. it was demolished last night ahead of tropical storm elsa. 24 people are confirmed dead and 121 others remain unaccounted for. >>> this just in, chp issued a traffic alert for crash west bound 580 as you approach the 680 dublin interchange. it's a big rig accident where the big rig hit the fence off to the center divide. they've shut down two left lanes until further notice. there is no word if injuries are involved but they did call a large tow truck to get this out of the road way. there are light conditions on the roads but we'll keep an eye on that to see if delays get worse. slight delays as you approach the scene. >>> here is a live look at an elevation of about 4300 feet. blue skies

for livermore, the view has come down to 97, same in concord, 65 in oakland, 64 in the city.hose numbers are literally like nothing is going on. it is one of those heat waves that really divides a bay area between who is living with it and who has no clue. here is how temperatures will start to days use cod as ample. you the nus for the next two days. by monday, back down into the mid-80s. let's switch it up. here is santa rosa. numbers stay into the upper 90s. again, that same thing of the monday improvement. one more example for san jose, which have been staying in the mid-80s. san jose within the confines of the bay property, you still have access to that onshore flow, it really saves you. the forecast looks worse than this and you did not have to get out of the upper 80s for official daytime highs today. into the santa cruz mountains, it was in the mid-90s. you know you got up 17, the rest of the hills up there, those hills were above the marine layer, much hotter up there. it will be again tomorrow. meantime, tomorrow morning, here comes the marine layer again. we will w

close to 90 in concord.e mid to upper 60's and cool at the coast with temperatures in the upper 50's. hour by hour on future cast and the skies clearing for most of us as we head through the day. we will talk about west texas weather and that lift off weather coming

dangerous especially toward concord, 103, 107 in brentwood. going to cloverdale sitting at 110 degrees right now. away from the coast we are dealing with brutal temperatures, onshore breeze and fog at half moon bay only 56 degrees. excessive heat warning in effect for large portion of the bay area. all areas shaded in pink right now and this is where temperatures are exceeding 100 degrees, high to very high heat risk in the hottest locations, we do have a heat advisory for the northbay valley and south bay valley, san jose, santa rosa as well, temperatures in the 90s right now. we are in store for one evening away from the coast, back on air for abc7 news at 11:00. we have cities 70s and 80s. tomorrow is another hot day, we will show the temperatures and when relief hits us with the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >> we will be watching closely. thanks. >>> places to escape the heat, cooling centers open and bay area hotspots this one at the centennial recreation center at morgan hill. here are some other locations, the coopertown

today is 93 concord, 95 livermore, temperature is in the bay where they should be. let's spot inland locations, those have been the focus for where temperatures have been noticeably one pick 88 average this time of year, 97 yesterday, today with any luck we keep you 93 and watch the sloping orange line. may not come down as much as we would like for the weekend but it keeps moving the right direction. this is one seven-day, i will check back with r the complete forecast and we will look at the entire bay area and show it to expect for your part in a bit. back to you. >>> a short time ago in contra county, officials gave update on the drought conditions and water saving measures. >> has not declared water supply shortage as you saw from the prior slides. anticipate to meet demands this year by pulling water out of storage. >> they are asking customers to voluntarily conserve 15%. this aligns with governor newsom's request. >>> we learned search teams will be back in the tri-valley tomorrow to search for a missing jogger. it has been nearly 3 weeks since philip went m

the counter commute comes this way out of concord. your alternate would be north 680 to westbound highway 4. it's not that much longer and it's clear. that closure will the bay bridge toll plaza without any slowings. >>> richard branson is back and earth. why he says the groundbreaking voyage defied more than gravity. >>> a good time to ask your boss for a raise. >>> here is what will happen? >> don't slouch. >> i'm not slouching. >> you will get the back hunch. >>> marvel's newest movie breaking records at the box office. the fans of "the black widow" might have some rough news. scarlett johansson's big reveal about her future inside of marvel universe. >>> right now 5:12. as you're stepping out the door this morning in the east bay let's check out martinez. we're at 56 degrees. a chance to cool off and get a fresh start to the week. and we're going to see our temperatures cooler today even with all of the sunshine we will see this afternoon heading to the mid-80s. a look at our microclimates coming up. >>> and looking at the nimitz

costa county near concord. 3 people shot on highway 4 parts of highway 4 in concord now shut down asolice begin this investigation welcoming the kron 4 news at 9 o'clock this saturday night. i'm jonathan mccall. and i'm justine waldman. this is a developing situation and we're working to get you the latest details on this incident happening. >> on highway 4 in contra, costa county right now. we'll go live to kron four's amanda hari. she is following this developing story for us that she has the latest information. >> justine. i've been here for about 45 minutes now and things have continued to be very busy here as people try to get around this highway, which was used a lot. as

temperatures are in the to even low 60s in concord, mid 50s for downtown san francisco. through the day, we'll see clearing for most of us, very similar compared to yesterday. upper 70s in the south bay in san jose with that sunshine, 91 antioch, around the bay in the 60s this afternoon the roadways thursday morning? >>> not bad this morning. a live look at conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza, not a lot of volume yet. that day is just getting started for most so that ride out of the east bay into san francisco right now an easy one with no major issues. commute direction tail lights heading towards foster city towards 101, that will take about 12 minutes from hayward to the peninsula. if you are headed towards mass transit, everything is just getting rolling and on time with no delays or issues. >>> the cdc predicting the rate of covid deaths in u.s. will rise well into august. nationwide, the average number of daily new infections has more than tripled in just a month. locally sonoma county officials say they've detected at least 115 cases of the delta variant so fa

temperatures a little further inland in the mid-70s. 75 in concord.you're going to be begging for that by this point tomorrow. temperatures taking a big jump after the fog dissipates. it's going to roll into the inland valley spirally tomorrow morning but it will back up quickly because it's going to be a squished marine layer and that means it's going to dissipate faster, backing up toward the bay by 9:00 and toward the coast by noon, so if after diminishing of the fog means warmer temperatures were that sun breaks or even earlier. we'll start off mostly in the low to mid 50s. that's where we've been every night for the past several days but i temperatures are going to warm up more around the bay, back to normal temperatures, farther inland about five to 10 degrees above normal. along the coast you will see some sunshine. be happy about that. you're not going to notice much of a difference in your temperatures. 80s down the peninsula and around 80 degrees around the south end of the bay, into the mid to upper 80s with some 90 degree readings into the

inland highest emerges again. 100 and concord, 100 the high in livermore. here is the accuweather seven- day forecast. stay hydrated tomorrow. heatwave rose on for another day, thankfully by monday, relief is here. that heatwave will break. we will get temperatures some 10 to 15 degrees cooler and for the rest of the extended forecast, temperatures near average near the 70s along the shoreline, upper 90s inland. >>> abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >>> the giants debuted their new orange and white city connectors this weekend. for all the mixed reviews, hard to argue the results in the field. plenty of runs saturday afternoon. youngster excited for day baseball here at oracle park, all dressed up. giants put up three in the first. it goes about 60 feet. derek will score, 3-0, san francisco in a flash. watching young catcher joy barth , he singles in donovan solano, a part of a five run inning. he had two singles at his first two at-bats. the fans love to see that. cruising along, the right- hander gets josh bell so full. there goes the bat. six s

this is in concord. professionals were putting finishing touches in the hours before the show there concord's mayor told us, quote, it's probably going to be one of the best fireworks shows we've ever seen in concord. and then this happened. >> right now we appears to be following some breaking news outside of concord at the 4th of july demonstrations taking place today. the show is being pause right now as a result of this fire that erupted there in concord as the result of the 4th of july demonstrations taking place there tonight. >> so we were live as that particular fire started. and we did capture the crews dousing the flames they managed to do that before things get up. i got out of control, but a good example of why even if they are professionally handled shooting off. fireworks is really very dangerous. the contra costa county fire protection district responded to 53 reports of fires again, most of them were related to fireworks. 48 of those fires burned only brush 5 involving structures. the num

it is now 89 in livermore and 92 in concord with 57 in san francisco. eight quick peek ahead. how much better is monday? a lot. 86 is as warm as it will get in concord goes to 86 and a 79 in san jose, and the temperatures up north in the mid-80s and in the bay like no change costain in the mid-60s. we do need to start turning our focus now away from the temperatures for the next seven days because those will be average, and we need to look at something we have not had to do in quite some time and the smoke forecast. if we watch the way the smoke is coming off of two relatively large wildfires, right now, one of them blooming in the mountains in california and another one in southern oregon, right now the wind works in our favor but the deeper the red the higher the concentration of smoke and the wind is taking everything inland because there is a relatively strong offshore in general, but all we need is a subtle shift in the wind and these fires, which have all the conditions you need and if it or not these it will be the next ones that start to bring the smoke away so we have

the city of concord decided to go all out, moving the show to the concord pavilion so people could see them. >> hopefully in terms of pulling people out, people want to sit in their front yards and be able to watch. maybe they're not going to do something silly like blow off illegal fireworks. >> reporter: this morning the contra costa fire protection district responded to 48 grass and exterior fires and 5 structure fires last night. that was a 20 and 40% reduction from last year. the department was thanking everyone who helped by not using illegal fireworks and reporting fires when they saw them. nevertheless, it was a very busy night for firefighters. live in it concord, cornell barnard. >>> there were numerous reports of illegal fireworks last night. our cameras captured a lot of activity. >>> there will be some cleanup happening this morning after all of those fireworks. here's a look at san francisco's mission district last night. so this was at 25th and harrison. people were lighting up roman candles in the intersection as you can see here and even we saw a car weave through fire

the concord pavilion will have a fireworks show.s at 9.30, pleasant hill residents can find a parking spot in the diablo valley college parking lot at 9.15. over to the south bay worth a fireworks show will start at 9.30 in the gilroy high school sports field. if you want to go to great america. the fireworks there will begin at 08:55pm. and finally in the north bay 6 flags discovery kingdom will start the fireworks show at 9.45 all of this is on our website. kron 4 dot com. but really the best place to watch this year will be on tv. make sure you join us for kron four's, july 4th live. it is sunday at 9 o'clock. we'll have celebrations from all across the bay area. san francisco concord and even will see the show in san diego. that is sunday at 9 and right now let's talk about our forecast from holiday weekend as we take a live look outside along the san mateo bridge. the roads are busy. people are getting ready to barbecue and celebrate independence. a post pandemic. feeling is out. there are meteorologist rodriguez is here now de

, concord n livermore. now these places are likely to see the temperatures soar in the triple digits and that heat wave begins today and last through the weekend, these help temp hot temperatures can also cause heat related illnesses. the national weather service is advising people to stay in places where it's cool. do your outdoor activities now or late evening and walk the dogs before the pay big gets too hot. now i know yesterday we spoke to 2 men who are on a mission to break a world record on a teeter totter. they are still going at it today. they tell me the temperatures are no excuse to stop and they have plans to braces. hot weather. >> we have some support it will it will be here to help us do that. but how they get whatever whatever it takes. he wanted to set this record. you want to include his family in doing this. i promise to might help keep that promise. >> now, one of the men on that to their is trying to break his own record and tell me they have plenty of waters and fans to help them get t

temperatures mainly in mid to upper 50s for concord, oakland, liver, san francisco, san jose.santa rosa, you are in the upper 40s. through the day, many of us seeing sunshine. 83 in san jose in the south bay, heating up to 95 in concord. along the coast, low 60s. you see on futurecast all the sunshine as we head through the day. let's head to gianna for a look at traffic. >>> there is quite a bit to get to. if you are just joining us we had an earlier traffic alert east bound 80 near peabody. all lanes are open. unfortunately that was due to a deadly crash. things should be moving better through there, not the case on south bound 880 at west bound 92. if you are headed towards san mateo bridge, lanes are blocked due to this crash. other than that, we've got this trouble spot west bound at abernathy. lanes are still blocked. traffic is dipping down to 17 miles per hour. i know there are lane restrictions on highway 12 as welcoming off of 80. san mateo moving at the bridge. wind advise are i in effect. a heads up if in a high profile vehicle. on the bay bridge, traffic is moving

walker walked on this handmade totter in concord for 9 days. i feel great. he convinced his friend mike hartshorn to participate. i suggested that he do with his son. first. >> and then his grandson. but they're both smarter than walker already held the title for the longest continuous ride on a teeter totter. >> he set the record back in 1971 and was looking to do it again. that was chops. >> the desire to have a world record for me all right. let's get there was no motive for this attempt. >> the 2 just wanted to make people smile after a difficult year everybody was you could do this. and how can you not. >> mike said this. you can't let these people down. somebody came in yesterday. he ran up and he said he just wanted to tell us that her mom watch. that's in siberia walker and heart shore and across the finish line during a heat wave. >> but say the cold nights were the tough part. i don't ever remember being so cold. everybody's talking about the heat. well, i remembers being so cold. that's what would maybe want to. just kind of panic sometimes sleep

a drive in fireworks show set for tonight at the concord pavilion.nizers say it will be the largest fireworks display ever seen in the city. gates open at 7:00 p.m. and tickets dollar 25 a vehicle. cars will be parked every other space just to keep their distance. >>> the bay area's own chow down champ held on to his title. joey chestnut set a new world record at this year's hot dog eating contest. his moment of victory, just ahead. >>> you can expect fog for the fireworks and a big warm upcoming up at the end of next week. i will have jason, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? cool. so what are you waiting for? mckayla maroney to get your frisbee off the roof? i'll get it. ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa. here you go. (in unison) thank you mckayla! dude, get it. i'm not getting it, you get it. you threw it. it's your frisbee. geico. switch today and see all the ways you could save. i'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take oste bi-flex to keep me moving the way i was made to, it nourishes and st

cloud cover might stick around the coast a little bit longer. 89 close to 90 for concord. daytime highs seasonal for this time of year. let's check with gianna. >>> it's not bad if you are getting up early, getting ready to hit the roads. super commuters you are all right into the altamont pass. onto 580, things are at the limit but chp did issue a wind advisory overnight especially for the altamont pass. be careful especially if you are in a high profile vehicle. 28 minutes from 205 to 680. san mateo bridge, no troubles between 880 and 101. 12 minutes towards the peninsula. >>> a live look at san francisco where the da's office is investigating potentially fake lawsuits against several businesses in china town. a fraud hot line for victims is available. lawsuits appear to come from lawyers who say businesses did not comply with americans with disabilities act. in the past weeks almost 1200 cases have been filed against chinese owned businesses. other businesses are getting letters threatening a lawsuit unless they pay $75,000. >> we are going to take all the information a

if you want to see them in the east bay, the concord pavilion. we'll have a fireworks show. pleasant hill residents can find a parking spot in the diablo valley. college parking lots and over to the south bay. there are fireworks shows at great america and they go right high school sports field. and in the north bay, 6 flags discovery kingdom will also have a show. you can find more details on kron. 4 dot com. and don't forget tomorrow. kron 4 will bring you 4th of july celebrations. live from across the bay area. we'll have the best views of the fireworks in san francisco conquered and san diego. you can join us for kron four's, july 4th live tomorrow at 09:00pm. now to our 4 zone forecast as we take a live look from our mount tam camera, kron four's mabrisa rodriquez joins us with a look ahead. gayle. all eyes will be on the fireworks show for your sunday night and starting out 4th of july. we're going to notice those clouds sticking around. >> and even along our coast. we're going to notice partly cloudy skies throughout the day with that marine le arriving shortly after

we only made it up to the 90s today in concorde. the morning lows tomorrow go back down to the mid-50s with the marine layer in the immediate bay. daytime high school down thanks to and offshore flow that keeps the temperatures more manageable. across the seven day, san francisco, this is the timeframe where we have the concern for thunderstorms. you miss the story when you look at the seven day. we switch this now to highlight inland valleys of the east bay. that is the top line. what is the story? a warm up by wednesday and thursday. we will see daytime highs climb up into the 90s for many of those inland valleys. all right, back to you. >>> straight ahead in sports, what? that is what the a's might be saying. if the giants get it right this time against we made usaa insurance for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family need

and here in concord. these are the places that are likely to see temperatures soar in the triple digits. now that heat wave begins today and last through the weekend, these hot temperatures can cause some heat related illnesses. so the national weather service advises people to stay in air-conditioned areas. if you can. i recommend you do your outdoor activities early in the morning or the late evening and walk your dogs before that evening gets too hot. i spoke to one man and his dog are avoiding the hot temperatures, the concord resident tells me he plans to go swimming. i get underneath the couch and put the ac on you know, i just want to stay out of side for he does the same thing idea. you know, he gets right in front of a fan. >> now unlike 2 men here in concord will be outside during this heat wave. they are actually here in the park behind me. and coming up in the next hour. they're telling me how they're bracing for the top temperatures while also setting a world record. james. i'll have that for

oakland and concord you are 60 with that sunshine this morning.ough the afternoon, sunshine inland, upper 70s, 80s, low 90s and around the bay clearing with 60s. gianna, you are tracking a crash on 880. >> south 880, it's blocking the off ramp. a couple cars are tangled up. not a lot of info but i know chp is on scene. we see slowing on south bound side of 880. past that san lorenzo area. they have not officially turned on metering lights but we have a back up at least to the cal trans parking lot. give yourself a few extra minutes there. 14 minutes from the maze as you head into san francisco. across the upper deck, a little slow as you come off the skyway into the city. >>> 6:32. new, you remember the state's coronavirus tier system? >> i sure do. three counties would be back in the most restrictive tier if the system was still in place. justin andrews is live in walnut creek. justin, could we see a return of the past? >> reporter: when you look at the transmissions, they have about going way up. doctors say that's because we are seeing more peo

still comfortable 60 degrees in concord but a much cooler 57 degrees in half moon bay. it is 65 in the napa valley and 60 degrees right now in santa rosa. all right. here's the computer model. going to show you the fog and low clouds begin to move on shore and you see the green spots out there. that's the models picking up on some of that drizzle especially along the coast pretty damp early on in place like half moon, bay daly city in the on terror going to be pretty wet early on tomorrow morning. probably some puddles on the ground. and then that pulls back during the day starts clear out a bit only to return again by tomorrow night. so tomorrow again, those temperatures are going to probably just a little bit below the average for this time of year. mid 80's in little be warm there. plenty of 60's 70's around the bay and 50's along the coastline. but there's a big change in the weather pattern coming our way in the next few days. in fact, i think we're talking triple digits again. we'll tell you when coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, lawrence. also coming up t

for those of you in concord. n livermore still seasonable along the east bay shoreline and the coast. thanks to that marine layer influences mid 60's for downtown san francisco and slight warming for oakland in hayward in the low to mid 70's. there was san jose flirting with 80's. let's take a look at your 7 day forecast. there's that thunderstorm threat. bringing us a very unstable atmosphere could see muggy conditions that time giving us a very tropical feel that's going to continue through monday morning. so sunday afternoon through monday morning, really watch out for those fire danger threat. even you see or hear thunder and lightning remember, you hear thunder or go indoors. very severe weather heading our way, especially for our highest peaks. justine, back to you. thank you so much for brees. and here's what's coming up at 3 o'clock today. our coverage of the new mask guidelines will continue. >> and we'll find out what will be happening for everyone who goes to local colleges also tell you what's being d